Today I’m sharing an easy way to update old pottery by dipping them in paint. I’ve also added greenery to my dining room for spring!
I love a good upcycle project – taking something from a thrift shop and giving it new life. I found some pottery spice jars last year at my local thrift shop and I’ve been meaning to do this paint project to them since I got them. I’ll show you how I gave them a quick and easy update and how I added some greenery to my dining room for spring!
I’m participating in the Styled + Set Spring Home Style blog tour hosted by my friend Lory of Designthusiasm. If you are coming here from Cedar Hill Farmhouse, welcome! Be sure to see the other tours at the end of this post.
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Paint Dipped Pots
1. These are the pottery spice pots I got last year. I love that they were that rough, unglazed pottery. I thought a ‘glaze’ over half of them would look neat and tried it out with paint.
2. I used painter’s tape to cover the top part of the pot that I wanted to keep natural.
3. Then I dipped them into some white paint. I used Raw Silk from Fusion Mineral Paint and poured some into a plastic container so there was room for dipping.
4. Then I let them dry upside down. It took a good 12 hours for them to fully dry.
See how easy they are to create?
I love that you can now see all the details that in the pottery that you couldn’t see before. They are now hip little vases.
Faux Greenery in the Dining Room
I added some faux greenery as well. I wanted these two little crock pots to have a plant but without proper drainage (and my black thumb) I thought it best to use faux greenery.
I cut up some pieces of floral foam in pushed them in the crock. Then I snipped some stems off faux greenery (similar here) and push them into the floral foam.
I added more faux greenery to a hanging basket (similar here) and hung it with a Command Hook on the mirror.
Just these painted dipped pots and faux greenery have made such a huge difference to the dining room. I’m so glad spring is almost here!
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You can also check out the various ways of using plant pots from my friend Shauna of Satori Design for Living. So many great ideas for putting your small plant pots to use!
The gold mirror is a project from my book, French Vintage Decor.
Now be sure to visit Sheila from Maison de Cinq to continue on the tour!
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Click in case you missed:
How to Plant Herbs in Metal Containers
Creative Greenery Spring Mantel
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TUESDAY’s posts:
On Sutton Place | StoneGable | Shabbyfufu
Town and Country Living | Ella Claire | Edith & Evelyn Vintage
What an adorable idea Jamie! You’re always so creative – and this has made them sooo cute! I feel like they are something I would see in an upscale store. And I love the idea of hanging that plant on the mirror – brilliant!!
Nice to be ‘hopping’ with you again my friend!
Sheila
xo
So cute, Jamie! I love your little painted pot project. What a great find and an even better transformation!
Jamie – I was meant to read this post today! I have the exact same basket you have on the mirror and today, honest to God, I was like how else can I use this basket! I had it handing on a door for such a long time and have been wanting to use it another and wanting to update my mirror in the dining room – it currently has a magnolia wreath on it – I LOVE the idea of the basket on it! Thank you so much for the inspiration! Now off to find some white delicate flowers and some greenery to add to it for Spring! Happy Spring!
Thanks so much, Lourdes! I’m so glad this inspired you. For the longest time, I didn’t know what else to do with my basket either!
Hugs, Jamie
I love cute, quick projects and this is one. Thanks so much.
Thanks Eileen!
Hugs, Jamie
They are the cutest pots Jamie! Love the Spring decor of your dining room. Happy Spring to you!
Thanks so much, Shirley.
Hugs, Jamie
Such a simple project but it has big impact! Those little spice pots were such a great find. I am going to be on the lookout for a pot I can try this with!
Thanks Kerri. I love quick little DIYs with big impact.
Hugs, Jamie
How lovely your dining room looks for spring, Jamie! I love the little pots and I never would’ve known the greens were faux. Beautiful!!
Thanks Lory. I love how the faux greenery and flowers are looking so good lately.
Hugs, Jamie
I love greenery and like it in every room. I use mostly faux…they have beautiful ones now.
Love your little pots….
Thanks BJ. I agree, the faux looks so good now!
Hugs, Jamie
I love the old hanging basket on the gold mirror.
Thanks so much, Jenny.
Hugs, Jamie